# NHL Draft \*\*now the official NHL OFFSEASON thread\*\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 20, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350 "2008-06-20T17:12:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/241 "2008-07-01T13:39:01Z")
YES, its true edit: 2 yrs, 2 million ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/242 "2008-07-01T13:39:18Z")
(rumor) Hossa to Edmonton? (E1) “Hossa to edmonton VERY close (e4)” ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/243 "2008-07-01T13:44:03Z")
1/2 way there…now lets bring in Orpik ---
**Author:** ![FBodyMadnezz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fbodymadnezz/32/7433_2.png) [@FBodyMadnezz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FBodyMadnezz)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/244 "2008-07-01T13:46:22Z")
nooo i liked hall ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/245 "2008-07-01T13:54:37Z")
> [@Eazy716](#): > > 1/2 way there…now lets bring in Orpik i hopeeeee ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/246 "2008-07-01T13:57:04Z")
TSN is really slacking today. Still no news on Lalime on TSN. and they had him on WGR 15 mins ago. Said everyone he knows who played here loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/247 "2008-07-01T14:03:59Z")
i’d rather have Auld than Lalime, but still an upgrade over Thilbault ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/248 "2008-07-01T14:08:42Z")
Campbell offer matched by Hawks “Per Strickland: Atlanta’s Offer of 8.5 per Campbell is being matched by Chicago” ---
**Author:** ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/249 "2008-07-01T14:09:23Z")
> [@SkunkApe](#): > > Campbell offer matched by Hawks > > “Per Strickland: Atlanta’s Offer of 8.5 per Campbell is being matched by Chicago” HAHAHAHAHA!!! :hang: ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/250 "2008-07-01T14:23:13Z")
i still dont understand how it makes sense to grossly overpay like that. ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/251 "2008-07-01T14:24:10Z")
> [@Eazy716](#): > > i still dont understand how it makes sense to grossly overpay like that. everyone will justify it when miller makes over 2million. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/252 "2008-07-01T14:50:48Z")
Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million and there it is ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/253 "2008-07-01T14:54:56Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million > > and there it is so hes making 7.1 million, good thing he didnt sign with buffalo. ---
**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/254 "2008-07-01T15:12:51Z")
rolston to the devils…possibly edit: according to TSN ---
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/255 "2008-07-01T15:28:41Z")
source says the deal is done, rolston to jersey, 4 years, 21.3 million if the khabibulin to tampa rumor is true, between him and kolzig in net, that might actually make them…decent? i doubt they will go for the bulin wall…not with mike smith from dallas there… ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/256 "2008-07-01T15:35:27Z")
> [@TSN](#): > > 6:24PM New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20-million > > 6:15PM New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal > > 6:06PM Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth $1-million > > 6:01PM Columbus signs UFA defenceman Mike Commodore to a 5 year deal worth $18.75-million > > 5:40PM Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million fuck edit - so do we man up and get Orpik, or do we end up with Mara…or probably the most obvious and possile choice…we get no one maybe resign Kalinin 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/257 "2008-07-01T15:42:37Z")
damn i def did not see campbell going to chicago wtf? and at that price holy shit. ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/258 "2008-07-01T15:58:55Z")
dude… how sick is tampa bay and chicago going to be this year… and phoenix has been quietly stock piling players too… i see the kings, the jackets, blackhawks and coyotes being damn good this year… tampa bay isnt even in this league anymore with who they have… my friend back home is listening to xm or sirius and reported word is that vancouver may throw a 2 yr 10mil a yr deal at sundin dont know if thats been reposted or not, but i just got home and havent sifted through the pages yet edit: also he just told me that chicago may be looking at hossa right now ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/259 "2008-07-01T16:06:38Z")
> [@Eazy716](#): > > Colorado signs UFA forward Darcy Tucker to a 2 year deal worth $4.5-million This isn’t right. He was actually signed for 2 years for 9 million. :hang: EDIT: At least thats what they said on wgr, but now I can’t find anything to back it up, so maybe you are correct. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350/260 "2008-07-01T16:45:20Z")
> [@TSN](#): > > 7:37PM New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $39 million > > 7:18PM New Jersey Devils sign UFA forward Bobby Holik to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million > > 6:42PM Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million > > 6:42PM New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michael Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million > > 6:34PM Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal > > 6:33PM Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal > > 6:32PM Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Glen Metropolit to a two-year deal jesus, NYR stacking up too. still hope for Orpik 🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350.md?page=12) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nhl-draft-now-the-official-nhl-offseason-thread/50350.md?page=14)